Intranodal neurilemmoma presenting as parotid mass.
OBJECTIVE
We report a case of benign intranodal neurilemmoma, an extremely rare tumour arising from a nerve sheath within a lymph node.


METHODS
A 67-year-old woman underwent surgery for a left-sided parotid mass. Histopathological analysis revealed a tumour arising from a lymph node within the superficial lobe of the parotid gland. The tumour demonstrated histological features of an intranodal neurilemmoma.


CONCLUSIONS
This case represents the first report of an intranodal neurilemmoma arising within a parotid lymph node, and supports the proposal that intranodal neurilemmoma be recognised as a distinct histological entity.
Grant
D G
DG
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK.
Breitenfeldt
N
N
Shepherd
N A
NA
Thomas
D M
DM
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome